Each year the OAS Secretary General publishes a proposed Program-Budget for the coming calendar year. The OAS General Assembly meets in a Special Session to approve the Program-Budget. Find these documents from 1998-2013 here.
Each year in April, the OAS Board of External Auditors publishes a report covering the previous calendar year’s financial results. Reports covering 1996-2016 may be found here.
Approximately six weeks after the end of each semester, the OAS publishes a Semiannual Management and Performance Report, which since 2013 includes reporting on programmatic results. The full texts may be found here.
Here you will find data on the Human Resources of the OAS, including its organizational structure, each organizational unit’s staffing, vacant posts, and performance contracts.
The OAS executes a variety of projects funded by donors. Evaluation reports are commissioned by donors. Reports of these evaluations may be found here.
The Inspector General provides the Secretary General with reports on the audits, investigations, and inspections conducted. These reports are made available to the Permanent Council. More information may be found here.
The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
Here you will find information related to the GS/OAS Procurement Operations, including a list of procurement notices for formal bids, links to the performance contract and travel control measure reports, the applicable procurement rules and regulations, and the training and qualifications of its staff.
The OAS Treasurer certifies the financial statements of all funds managed or administered by the GS/OAS. Here you will find the latest general purpose financial reports for the main OAS funds, as well as OAS Quarterly Financial Reports (QFRs).
Every year the GS/OAS publishes the annual operating plans for all areas of the Organization, used to aid in the formulation of the annual budget and as a way to provide follow-up on institutional mandates.
Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
OAS SECRETARY GENERAL PROMOTES LINKAGES TO COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS IN PORT OF SPAIN
November 24, 2009
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, highlighted the common ground between the OAS and the Commonwealth of Nations in his opening remarks today to the Commonwealth Business Forum, titled, “Partnering for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future: The Commonwealth and the Americas,” in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
“It is my sincere hope that we can build on the historical, political, cultural and economic linkages that have existed between the countries of the Americas and the Commonwealth to advance consensus on our common issues, challenges and opportunities and pursue joint advocacy of global issues of mutual interest,” Mr. Insulza said.
The OAS Secretary General encouraged officials and businesspersons to find ways “to improve our collaboration on matters of trade, investment, development and democratic governance, as we seek to advance the sustainable development of our countries and our regions.”
Mr. Insulza stressed how firms in the Americas and the Commonwealth “are already doing trade with each other.” His hope, he said, is that “they will work together and with their respective governments and civil society groups to contribute to the development of their countries and regions.”
The OAS Secretary General emphasized the need to strengthen cooperation between the two organizations, particularly “to address shared challenges.” Among them he mentioned “the effects of climate change and natural disasters” and the need to “bolster the resilience” of the economies of small states to external shocks.
Moreover, the two organizations could deepen their cooperation in areas such as “trade, investment, energy, environmental conservation and development,” and join forces in groupings such as the G20 “to pursue a common agenda on issues of mutual interest to our member countries.”
The Commonwealth Business Forum was chaired by Mr. Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, and Mr. Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada. Also in attendance were Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Mr. Paul Skinner, Chairman of the Commonwealth Business Council and Mr. Mohan Kaul, Director General of the Commonwealth Business Council.
The Commonwealth Business Forum took place in advance of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM), to be held November 27-29, 2009, in Port of Spain.
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